the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
Examples of the outside in a Sentence
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From the outside, this 790-foot-long Beaux-Arts palace looked like it had been transplanted from a fashionable Parisian boulevard.
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
So, while the vents are soaking and drying: Wipe down the outside of the vent, nearby cabinets and the backsplash.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
From the outside, the canteen looks more like a modern restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a red brick facade.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Truex still leads from the outside, ahead of Justin Haley, Chase Briscoe, BJ McLeod and Daniel Hemric.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2024
From the outside, however, Koresh's appeal looked different.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Behr started naming an annual Exterior Color of the Year in 2023 with the goal of helping homeowners make the outside of their home look as good as the inside.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2024
Starting with preliminary motions and jury selection Monday, reporters in a Manhattan courtroom must convey what is being said to the outside world after the fact.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The duo had some small portable electric lamps inside, but most of their vision was extracted from meager bulbs pressed from the outside against the tiny portholes of the darkened tube.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
So, while the vents are soaking and drying: Wipe down the outside of the vent, nearby cabinets and the backsplash.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
From the outside, the canteen looks more like a modern restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a red brick facade.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Truex still leads from the outside, ahead of Justin Haley, Chase Briscoe, BJ McLeod and Daniel Hemric.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2024
From the outside, however, Koresh's appeal looked different.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Behr started naming an annual Exterior Color of the Year in 2023 with the goal of helping homeowners make the outside of their home look as good as the inside.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2024
Starting with preliminary motions and jury selection Monday, reporters in a Manhattan courtroom must convey what is being said to the outside world after the fact.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
The duo had some small portable electric lamps inside, but most of their vision was extracted from meager bulbs pressed from the outside against the tiny portholes of the darkened tube.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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